Big-eared Flying Fox vs Scaly Hawkbit

Pteropus macrotis compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Scaly Hawkbit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hedypnois
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Scaly Hawkbit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.